On 2007-09-19, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:09:26 -0700, TheFlyingDutchman wrote: > >> How much faster/slower would Greg Stein's code be on today's >> processors versus CPython running on the processors of the >> late 1990's? > > I think a better question is, how much faster/slower would > Stein's code be on today's processors, versus CPython being > hand-simulated in a giant virtual machine made of clockwork?
That depends on whether you have the steam-driven model or the water-wheel driven model. The steam-drive one is quite a bit faster once you get it going, but the water-wheel model has a much shorter start-up time (though it is more weather dependent). -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! Hey, waiter! I want at a NEW SHIRT and a PONY TAIL visi.com with lemon sauce! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list